many great poems written by skilled poets. Anne Bradstreet and Edna St. Vincent Millay are two remarkable examples. Bradstreet was a Puritan who lived in New England during colonial America. Millay was an active feminist who lived through both World War One and World War Two. I will be comparing their poems through the process of analyzing the tone, theme, and then state if the author could write each other’s poem or a man. Both authors have written great poems about love. Each poem has its own
Edna St Vincent Millay, also known as E.Vincent Millay, was born on February 22, 1892, in Rockland, Maine, and died on October 19, 1950, in Austerlitz, New York, at the age of 58. She was an American lyrical poet, who wrote under the pseudonym, Nancy Boyd. As a child, she referred to herself as Vincent, hence, that was her nickname and all acquaintances addressed her by that name. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1923. Millay is best known as one of the most respected American poets
Taken by Robert Frost and Edna St. Vincent’s poem Journey establish a sense of regret in the reader for every past decision they previously faced and the curiosity of how the untraveled path may have altered their life, through the utilization of a variety of literary devices. Many poems from various eras portray the underlying tribulations of the journey of life not just the destination or present state of existence. By comparing and contrasting correlations between these poems we recognize two literary
The women of America have had an uphill battle for equality since the Declaration of Independence was written. The phrase “all men are created equal” has disparaged them into a group that should be silenced. The patriarchal society that dominates most of the world has led to women being shunned, silenced, and abused; only today are the true atrocities against women are being exposed. Reports of cruelties such as sex slavery, female circumcision, and domestic violence are, unfortunately, still common